Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX 01-OCT-2025 12:12 PM Dkt. 19 OGAC

SCWC-XX-XXXXXXX IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI

BOOKING.COM B.V., Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. GARY S. SUGANUMA, in his official capacity as the Director of Taxation, and STATE OF HAWAIʻI Department of Taxation, Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS (CAAP-XX-XXXXXXX; CASE NO. 19-1-0107-01 (GWBC)) ORDER ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: McKenna, Acting C.J.; Eddins, Ginoza, and Devens, JJ.; and Circuit Judge Castagnetti, in place of Recktenwald, C.J., recused) Petitioner’s Application for Writ of Certiorari, filed on August 6, 2025, is hereby accepted and will be scheduled for oral argument. The parties will be notified by the appellate clerk regarding scheduling.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, October 1, 2025.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna /s/ Todd W. Eddins /s/ Lisa M. Ginoza /s/ Vladmir P. Devens /s/ Jeannette H. Castagnetti